It seems that everyone wants infrastructure projects but no one is willing to compromise to make them happen. And so like many massive endeavors these days, California’s high-speed rail project is not exactly moving as quickly as a speeding locomotive. What could certainly delay, if not destroy it could end up being a flurry of lawsuits. Here’s a brief rundown on what’s happening in the courts these days.

Around 2 p.m. the train was stopped at Pico station, and an army of LASD deputies and LAPD officers swarmed the station. Shotguns at the ready, handguns drawn a circling LAPD helicopter and at least one bomb-sniffing dog was on hand in the forward car.